After leaving the He family, Liu Huai and the others hummed songs and swayed on the country road. The sun has set in the west, and the cool breeze is particularly refreshing. The wheat in the field next to it was yellow, some of it had been harvested, and from time to time a hare popped out of the field.

In the evening, when I returned to the town, I had just arrived at the gate of the barracks, and the guards guarding the door sang a promise and whispered: "Command, I don't know what is urgent today, the military master came to the barracks, and when you can't arrive, he is angry inside!" ”

Liu Huai was so frightened that he woke up immediately, and hurriedly ordered several subordinates to return to the barracks quickly, and he and He Sanlang arrived at the handsome tent.

Shisanlang sat at a table in the tent, pouring tea and drinking tea alone. Seeing Liu Huai coming in, he looked up at him coldly.

Liu Huai was apprehensive in his heart, and he was busy singing a promise with his front fork, and asked carefully: "Why is the military master free today and coming to my camp?" ”

Thirteen Lang looked Liu Huai up and down, and said coldly: "When is it now?" Do you dare to take someone out for a drink? I sent someone, and I couldn't find you all over town, and to tell you the truth, where did you go?! ”

Liu Huai said: "Back to the army master, today is the birthday of the last general, and an acquaintance invited him to his house for two glasses of wine. ”

Hearing that it was his birthday, Thirteen Lang's face softened, and said: "A bird in the south, called Nong Zhigao, is anti-that, he intends to go to the chapter and take us to destroy him and make some military achievements." From today onwards, all armies will recruit their subordinates to return to their camps, select soldiers, and complete their establishment. After all the people have arrived, they will train day and night, and everything must be done as in wartime. I have come to your camp today to see the horses, the armor, and so on. If there is a shortage of food and grass, the official will go to the yamen to collect it quickly, and the damaged ones will be repaired in time. In a few days, the lifting will send someone down to check, and if there is a mistake, I can't spare you! ”

Liu Huai said: "Military master, there is no shortage of armor, bows, crossbows, and guns in the army, but there are not enough horses, you know-"

Thirteen Lang waved his hand: "There is a lack of horses in the army, and I can't do anything about it!" When the soldiers had finished choosing, they divided the horses into teams, and set up several men and one horse. Everyone must be well trained, and when they have horses, they will be able to fight immediately! ”

Liu Huai stood solemnly and sang with his crossed hands.

Shisanlang asked some more about the situation in the army, and finally said: "I just went to the battalions to take a look, so that nothing went wrong." These days, the promotion is very strict in the army, I tell you, give me a little caution! If you are caught, you will be severely punished! - By the way, in the past two days, the military has gathered to raise all the commanders and above officials, and all the officials are all present. For the affairs of the army, you will first hand it over to Deputy Commander Wen and follow me to the Yamen. The military envoys below take turns to participate in the assembly, and you can arrange it. ”

Seeing that Thirteen Lang's complexion softened, Liu Huai asked in a low voice: "Military master, what is the big matter, you want all the generals to discuss?" ”

Thirteen Lang said: "Although the battalion Tianxiang Army has been organized for several years, the establishment has not been neat. To raise is to let the discussion be discussed, and it is organized in the army. ”

Liu Huai was a little puzzled: "Why is it not neat?" Now from the army to the battalion, the generals are complete, the personnel are neat, and they are very complete. ”

Shisanlang waved his hand impatiently: "What do you know?" Can you fight a war now? Speaking of this, I also have a headache, what kind of troops should the cavalry have in wartime, how to organize it, how to fight, there is a lot of knowledge in it! Go, quickly arrange the affairs of the camp, and follow me back to the yamen!" ”

Liu Huai didn't dare to slack off, and together with He Sanlang, he made arrangements. Liu Huai was the commander of the battalion, and his subordinate soldiers and horses were divided into five capitals. According to the establishment of the forbidden army at this time, there were 500 infantry and 400 cavalry. There is a slight difference in the battalion and field army, and the cavalry is also 500 people, of which 100 are all kinds of auxiliary personnel, such as grooms, logistics personnel, men, guards, heralds and other soldiers.

The commanders of the capital, the infantry are called the head of the capital and the deputy head of the capital, and the cavalry is called the military envoy and the deputy military envoy, all of which follow the practice of the previous dynasty.

Liu Huai called the officers of each capital, conveyed the words of Shisanlang to them, arranged the affairs of the army, and returned to the commander's tent.

Seeing that the sun had not yet set, Thirteen Lang instructed Liu Huai to sit and drink tea together and talk about some gossip. Speaking of this rally, Shisanlang said: "In the past few days, I have seen the promotion, and I can see that he has made up his mind to make contributions to the pacification of the chaos in the south. We have been training for several years, and the soldiers and generals have been trained, but there are many deficiencies in real combat. I thought that I had been promoted for many years, and I had fought in the Volcano Army, and I had let go of the artillery in Beizhou City, what scene had I not seen? Now it is no problem to lead troops to war. But when I was asked, I realized that my knowledge was very shallow and far behind. ”

Liu Huai drank a cup of tea and whispered: "Military master, in fact, he hasn't fought much——"

Thirteen Lang glared: "Is that the same!" Raised to be a Jinshi, the Volcano Army has trained soldiers, Tanglong Town fought the Khitan in the first battle, how many people are older than the army to do it? To put it mildly, in terms of Tang Longzhen's achievements, how many generals in the world can compare? ”

Speaking of this, Thirteen Lang sighed: "When I was by Tiju's side, Tiju repeatedly told me that all aspects of marching and fighting are not a matter of two armies meeting and the entire army formation killing each other. Such as pre-war intelligence, marching movements, camping and camping, there is learning everywhere. If you are not careful, you will be defeated and die. I didn't take it to heart before, but now I have to move the real thing, and I don't know the bottom in my heart. ”

Liu Huai said: "The military master has no bottom in his heart, what should we do?" ”

Thirteen Lang said: "You are now the commander of the battalion, as long as you think about how the battalion will fight." I'm in charge of the whole cavalry, and I have too many things to think about. It is not only necessary to think about how to manage the army and how to fight the enemy, but also how to cooperate with the infantry and artillery, and in all aspects. ”

Speaking of this, Shisanlang said to Liu Huai Zhengse: "Before leaving, I will mention you a few words, so as not to show your ugliness when you get it." How to manage this battalion of soldiers and horses under your command in peacetime and how to use it in wartime. From camping, marching, and arranging the formation, how to organize the troops, which officers are needed, and what to do, you must have an idea in your heart. What should happen when the two armies face each other, what should happen when the battle against the enemy is unfavorable, and what should happen when they have the upper hand. How to retreat when the battle is unfavorable, how to chase when the victory is victorious, everything must be in order. There will be a reward for doing well this time. You are the face of my cavalry, the face of our cavalry, well done, I also have face on my face. ”

Liu Huai shook his head again and again: "Lord, that's it, this time it is said that I am the first battalion of the cavalry, but it is really cold!" Looking at the other cavalry battalions, the three most powerful battalions are all ironclad, and the other battalions also have ironclad soldiers, only our battalion does not have a single ironclad armour! ”

Thirteen Lang said: "I asked about this matter, but I can tell you about it." According to the meaning of the promotion, all the first battalions of each army must be the most standard army, from officers to soldiers, all are standard configurations. Iron armor is not now the standard configuration in the army, and when it comes to real combat, they are likely to be used on the spot. Unlike your army, it will not be used in a dispersed manner unless it is absolutely necessary. The first battalion is the Dinghai Shen Needle in the army, and it is not used at critical moments. When you use it, if necessary, you will be drawn from other battalions to give you ironclad cavalry, do you understand? ”

Liu Huai seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and shook his head.

Thirteen Lang smiled and shook his head: "To make it clear, the first battalion is the last force of your superior commander, and if the commander has an accident, you will take his place." Therefore, you do not have ironclad in your army, but you have participated in all the training and use of ironclad cavalry. The ironclad cavalry is a sharp knife and arrow when fighting, of course it will not be worthy of your army, understand? ”

The first battalion is not only a reserve for the upper level, but also a protective force for the main general, which is why Shisanlang came here on purpose. Not only is it a high requirement for the training of officers and soldiers, but the lineup and morale are particularly important, and once dispatched, they must be able to decide the outcome of the battle.

If it is an army fought on the battlefield, the role on the battlefield is generally not determined by the number. The battalion field and the army are newly organized, and the roles of each army are directly fixed with the number, and at the same time, the generals understand that not everyone is the same on the battlefield, and everyone has their own different positioning.